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United States Patent | 5,775,658 |
Englehardt | July 7, 1998 |
A bow holder for holding an archery bow when the bow is not being used. The bow holder includes a base mountable to a support structure such as a hunting blind. A clamping member pivotally mounted to the base is movable between a retracted position and a clamping position, and a biaser, such as a torque spring, tends to return the clamping member to its clamping position. When the clamping member is retracted by manual operation of a lever arm, a bow engaging finger of the clamping member and a pair of bow support fingers projecting from the base define a space into which a bow can be inserted and withdrawn. When the force being applied on the lever arm is lessened, the clamping member is biased back toward the clamping position, and the bow engaging finger presses the inserted bow against the bow support fingers to thereby hold the bow within the bow holder.
Inventors: | Englehardt; Larry R. (R.R. 2, Box 298, Elberfeld, IN 47613) |
Appl. No.: | 702246 |
Filed: | August 28, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 248/309.1; 124/23.1; 248/229.1 |
Intern'l Class: | A47F 005/00 |
Field of Search: | 248/220.1,226.11,229.1,289.12,231.85,316.5,316.1,309.1,229.15,229.22 124/1,23.1,86 |
2460701 | Feb., 1949 | Marshall | 248/229. |
2530265 | Nov., 1950 | Phalan | 248/229. |
3601295 | Aug., 1971 | Lowe | 248/229. |
4360179 | Nov., 1982 | Roberts | 248/309. |
4702448 | Oct., 1987 | LoJacano et al. | 248/316. |
5370103 | Dec., 1994 | Desselly | 124/23. |
5425351 | Jun., 1995 | Kezitka | 124/86. |